Lecale Lower

Lecale Lower
Leath Cathail Íochtarachl[1](Irish)

Location of Lecale Lower, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Down

Lecale Lower (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It lies to the east of the county with Strangford Lough to its north and the Irish Sea to its right. It is bordered by five other baronies: Lecale Upper to the south; Ards Upper to the north-east just across the mouth of Strangford Lough; Dufferin to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the north-west; and Kinelarty to the west.[2]

In medieval times the Ó Coltair (Coulter) sept is noted in the Lecale Lower area, of which the townland of Ballyculter gets its name.[3][4]

The barony of Lecale Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Lecale was split into two, the other part being Lecale Upper.[5]

List of settlements

Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Lecale Lower:[1][6]

Villages

Hamlets

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Lecale Lower:[1][7][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Logainm - Lecale Lower
  2. 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ↑ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
  4. ↑ Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 78-79. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3
  5. ↑ Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
  6. 1 2 "Lecale Lower". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down

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